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Feb. 5,v 19291 Lm l w. c. GOODWIN COMBINATION SCAFFOLD' BRACKET FiledJune 23, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 5, 1929. LSE

W. C. GOODWIN COMBINATION SCAFFOLD BRACKET Filed June 23. 1926 2Sheets-Shegt 2 Patented Feb. 5, 1929.

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WALTER C. GOODWIN, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

COMBINATION SCAFFOLD BRACKET.

Application mea June 23, 192e. serial No. 118,017.

This invention relates to a combination scaifold bracket of that classwhich is adapted to be supported from the side of a building and toserve as a support for one end of a plankl or planks to be used as aplatform by a carpenter, painter, or other artisan.

The present., improvements relate more particularly/,to means wherebythe supporting legs may be connected to diEerent points of the length ofthe horizontal bar; and to means on the bar comprising a noveladjustable attachment, enabling the bracket to be used as a windowbracket and supported from the window stool and for the utilization ofthe barby the hanger or bail by which the legs aresupported from thehorizontal bar, or, fory the use of the hanger or bail alone inconnection therewith when the bar is engaged I with the studding. v Y

The present improved bracket is preferably l provided with a hook on therear end of the horizontal bar to engage the studding `of the buildingwhen the bracket is used as a stud-r ding bracket. When this use of thebracket occurs, a part ofthe improvements, namely thel notches which areprovided in the horizontal bar, are utilized by the bail ory hanger tomaintain it iny locked position. YOn the other hand, when the bracket isVused as a window bracket, the improved attachment is adapted to lockwith any notch that is selected and to bear against the window stool, sothat it is unnecessary to use the hook on the horizontal bar. When thehook isused to engage a piece of studding, the attachment may betakenfoif or disengaged from the notches as 4`it is thennot needed.

, rThe horizontal bar is provided with several holes which are used inconnection with i0 the, bolt for attaching the legs to the bar, one

hole or another being employed for that purpose, according to the use towhich theV bracket is put as, for instance. when it is used with afour-inch studding or a six-inch ,studding or in connection with thestool of a window; in which latter instance the improved attachment isused, being engaged with the window stool and locked by the Anotches inthe bar;l g

The embodiment of the improvements en tering into the present inventionhereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, has beenfound in practice to meet lall requirements of acombination scaffoldbracket but I wish it understood that modifications may be resorted towithout departing from the principle of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bracket when used in connectionwitha fourinch 'studding Figure 2 is a similar view showing the bracketused as a window bracket.

Figure 3 is a side elevation illustrating the use of the bracket inconnection with a four-inch studding.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the bracket when used as a windowbracket.

Figure 5 is a detail side view of the improved attachment.

Figure 6 is a detail plan view showing how the hook on the bar engagesthe'studding, and

Figure 7 is a detail plan view showing the Lise of the bracket inconnection with a winc ow..

The bar 1 is the part of the'bracket which is disposed in general.horizontal position when the bracket is in use, this bar serving as asupport for a plank or planks or platform on which the carpenter,painter, or other artisan stands when the bracket is applied to thestudding, window stool, or side of the building o'r structure on whichthe bracket is used. Two or more of these brackets will be used tosupport the planks or platform.

The bar 1 is provided at its outer end with an upturned part orprojection 2 which prevents the planks or platform from slipping off theend of the bar. At the inner end of the bar there isla hook 3 which isadapted to engage the studding of the building, such studding beingshown at 4, if the bracket is used as a studding bracket. On the otherhand, if the bracket is used as a window bracket, my improved attachment5 is used and then is made to engage with the window stool 6 as will bemore fully explained hereinafter.

The bar 1 has three holes 7, 8, 9 which are for the reception of a bolt10 to connect the legs 11, 12 to the bar in one position or another,according to the use to which the bracket is put.

In Fig. 1 when the bracket is used as a studding bracket with afour-inch studding, the bolt 10 is entered in the hole 9. When thebracket isused with a six-inch studding, the bolt 10 is entered in thehole 8.

On the other hand, when the bracket is used as a widow bracket, theattachment 5 then engages the Window stool 6, and the outermost hole 7receives the bolt 10.

1'he legs 11, 12 diverge from the point Where they are connected to thebar 1 by the bolt 10 to their lower ends where they are provided withfeet 13. Preferably, these legs are ot angle iron :tor the purpose yotstrength. Their divergence causes the bracket to be held in positionwith rigidity so that there is no substantial tendency to shiftlaterally. A cross'bar 11 of angle iron is secured to the legs 11, 12 inthe region of the feet 13 and braces said legs.

A suspension bail or hanger 15 which, in the present instance, is aninverted V shaped rod, has its loop 16 straddling the bar 1 and its ends17 bent, passed through holes 18 in the webs ot the legs, and bent downor clinched yas shown at 19. As the bail or hanger listraddles the bar1, yit may assume different positions along said bar as illustrated, forinstance, in Figs. 1, 2, 3, l. The hanger suspends the divergent lowerends oi the legs'11, 12 irom the bar so that there is no possibility ofdownward slippage o'lj' the legs and, `at the same time, there is aueven distribution of the weight in respect to the two legs.

The upper edge of the bar 1 is provided with notches 2O oi a numbersuihcient to accommodate the attachment 5, according to vthewidth orthickness of the window stool 6 as shown in `Figs. 2 and 4, or to beutilized by the hanger or bail 15 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3.`

I am aware that the principle involved in the suspension of the legs 11,12 by the hanger v 15 is not dependent on the employment of theone-piece V shaped hanger which is illusvtrated and I do not limit theinvention to the particular form of hanger 15 which is shown andkdescribed as the legs may be suspended from the 'bar 1 in other ways ina bracket embodying my improvements. Modified forms of hangers for thelegs 11, 12 may be provided with means to engage the notches 20.

My improved attachment 5 comprises an inverted L shapedor angular clamphaving a cross pin, bolt, rivet, or member 21 which is adapted to dropinto one of the notches 20 to secure said attachment in any one ofseveral positions so that the attachment may be properly placed tocooperate with the inside of the window stool 6. The adjustment thusprovided along the length ottl the rear end of bar 1 permits use ofthe'bracket in connection with window stools oi different depths. As

shown, the attachment 5 comprises two angular or L shaped pieces 5'which are spaced apart so that they may straddle the bar 1 and they havebetween them a piece 5b which is bolted or riveted thereto as shown at22. The upper end of the piece 5* is rounded as `show-vn at 23 tolprovide the necessary clearance to enable the attachment to be :freelytilted when shifting the attachment along the bar 1 to position thecross piece, bolt or rivet 21 in the proper notch 20 so that theattachment may be located to engage the inner tace of the window stool6. On the other hand, the reactionary pressure against the vertical part,of the :attachment 5 causesthe member 21 to be held down in the notchand the squared or straight part 24 of the piece 5b to abut against thelower edge of the bar 1. The construction is such that the attachment 5may be turned in one direction to release it but it cannot beturned intheother direction and it may also be entirely removed by slipping italong the lbar 1. For instance, in Figs. 1 and 3 Where the hook 3 isengaged with the studding, the attachment 5 appears although it isunnecessary and it is simply slipped along the bar 1 as shown by fulllines in Figs. 1 and 3 to thus bein readiness for use when the bracketis used as a window bracket, or, the attachment 5 may be removed whenthe bracket is used as a` studding bracket.

That I claim is:

1. In a scaffold bracket, the combination with a bar adapted for generallateral disposition when in use and having a plurality of notches in theregion of the rear end'thereot, of supporting legs for the bar adaptedto be engaged therewith at diilerent points of the outer end thereof,and a hanger for suspending said legs from said bar, said barVveiligshittable laterally to different positions in lrelation to saidhanger and said hanger having means adapted to engage the notchesVselectively according to the position of said bar.

2. In a scaffold bracket, the'combination with a bar adapted for generallateral disposition when in use and having a plurality of notches in theregion of the rear end part thereof and provided with a plurality ofholes in the region of the other end thereof, of supporting legs havingmeans to engage ditferent onesl of said holes, and a hanger forsuspending said Vlegs from said bar, said bar being adjustable laterallyto diierent positions in relation to said hanger and said hanger havingmeans to engage the notches electively according to the position of the3. A combination scaiiold lbracket comprisy ing a bar, means forsupporting the bar from abuilding, means adapted for locking engagementwith the bar for suspending said supporting means from said bar, anattachment adjustably mounted on the bar to enable it to be moved todiiie'rent positions and to be secured Where adjusted, said attachmentbeing adapted to be secured in position tohold the `bar in position on awindow stool ofthe building or structure on Which the 'bracket is used,and means on the bar to lengage studding on the building or structure,

whereby the last named means or the adjustable attachment may be usedselectively for the connection of the bracket to the building, accordingto the use made of said bracket.

4. ln a combination studding and Window bracket, lthe combination With abar provided With a plurality of notches extending from a point near theinner end of the bar toward the outer end thereof, of an attachmentslidably and rockably mounted on said bar having means toengagedifferent ones of said notches, said attachment being adapted to engagea Window stool of the buildingwhen the bracket'is used as a windowbracket, supporting legs for the bar, and a hanger for suspending saidlegs from the bar and having` meansadapted to engage the differentnotches when the bracket is used as a studding bracket.

5. In a combined studding and Window bracket, the combination with a barprovided with a plurality of notches extending from a point near theinner end of the bar toward the outer end thereof, of an invertedL-shaped attachment slidably and rockably mounted on the bar and adaptedto lock with one of the notches when engaged With a Window stool of thebuilding on which the bracketis used, or to be released from lockingengagement With the bar When said` attachment is tilted, supporting legsfor the ,ba-r,

'the different notches When the bracket is used as a studding bracket.

6. in a foldable Window bracket, the combination with a bar, ofsupporting legs pivotally connected thereto, a hanger Which suspende thelegs from the bar When the bracket is in use and is adapted to slidealong the bar when the bracket is being folded, and an attachn'ientadjustably mounted on the bar for movement therealong and adapted tolock therewith at dierent points thereof and for engagement with aWindow stool When thus locked to the bar.

7. In a foldable Window bracket, the combination with a bar, ofsupporting legs pivotally connected thereto, a hanger which suspends thelegs from the bar when the bracket is in use and is adapted to slidealong the bar when the bracket is being folded, said bar being providedwith notches, and an attachment slidably mounted on the bar and adaptedto lock selectively With the notches for engagement with a Window stool.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WALTER C. GOODWIN.

